Below you will find information about our one-off workshops and short courses. If you are interested in training to become a spiritual director, please go to our Encounter Course page for more information about our three year formation training.
The Treasures of Darkness: Working with the Shadow in Spiritual Direction
- 4 May 2018, 11 - 4pm
- £45
- Anne Soloman
- Developing Direction
What is our Shadow? What do we do with those sides of our self that are not so easy to include in our spiritual journey? How does the Shadow relate to our inner freedom and fullness of life? Anne will help us explore ways of understanding and working with the Shadow for ourselves and for those we accompany.
Supervision for Spiritual Directors 2018
- Over two weekends; Dates to be announced
- £350
- Antonia Lynn & Julie Dunstan
- Developing Direction
This is a 4 day training course in supervision for those working as spiritual directors taking place on 2 weekends: both Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 4pm.
Topics to be covered include: Definitions of supervision; The tasks of supervision and skills required; Models and stages of supervision and Challenge and confrontative skills
Listening to Your Life: Discernment and Vocation in Spiritual Direction
- 18 May 2018, 11 - 4pm
- £45
- Julia Mourant
- Developing Direction
An opportunity to reflect on issues which arise at times of transition and discernment. Change may be a choice, with new decisions emerging from exploring a sense of direction, or we may have to find a new sense of vocation in different circumstances which life presents to us. What themes might we encounter in listening to vocational questions and what resources might we draw on? (Rescheduled from 2 March)
Exploring Healing in Spiritual Direction: Creative Reflections from a Therapeutic Community
- 1 June 2018, 11 - 4pm
- £45
- Elizabeth Baxter & Helen Warwick
- Developing Direction
This day is for those interested in exploring healing through spiritual accompaniment. It will explore some practical, creative and theological approaches of working with others for healing. This interactive day will give space and time for linking into our own healing journeys.
The Friday Programme
- Our monthly programme of workshops on Fridays beginning 6 October 2017.
- £360 to book the whole series (includes a £45 discount); or £45 per workshop
- Developing Direction
The ongoing Friday programme resumes in October with a very rich series of days led by experienced and inspired practitioners. As spiritual directors it’s easy to feel isolated and somewhat depleted. This is a good chance to both find community and be nourished in the vital ministry you offer.
Gifts and Challenges: Spiritual Direction and Evangelical Spirituality
- 13 July 2018, 11 - 4pm
- £45
- Dawn Pointing & Val Smith
- Developing Direction
Until recently, spiritual direction was a foreign concept in most evangelical and charismatic circles. But now, many are engaging in this ministry, sometimes for the first time. Whilst acknowledging there is much variety within the evangelical world, this will be a day to explore the distinctive gifts and challenges this tradition brings. How can we most helpfully accompany those from this background given its theology, its language and its understanding of the spiritual life?